Today was a difficult day. Wednesday May 31st is the day “Grandma Margot” passed away peacefully with her family by her side. (October 17th 1933 to May 31st 2017)
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Margot Muenster’s granddaughter Jenny Labrosse broke the news this morning on Facebook:

“Oma… My best friend, my rock, my world, my constant source of strength & support and the strongest woman I have ever known. I am so glad you are no longer suffering and in pain, God knows these last 4 months have been extremely difficult on your body and your mind. You held my hand during the best moments of my life and I held yours during your last. I don’t know how I’m going to live without you and I don’t know how I’m going to get through this. I’m so broken. I love you so very much and hope you’re finally at peace. Until we meet again, I will carry you with me everywhere I go. ??

Donations to the St Joseph’s Continuing Care Center or to Sudbury Hospice would be greatly appreciated. There will be no visitation or funeral as per Oma’s request and cremation will take place in the next few days.”

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 Margot Muenster managed to capture the entire city’s attention and hearts when KiSS shared her heartwarming and heartbreaking story. The 84-year-old was known as “Oma” to her granddaughter Jenny Labrosse, who emailed KiSS Breakfast on the morning of May 12th and explained how her Grandma was given a terminal cancer diagnosis and was spending her final days at St. Josephs Continuing Care Centre. Once an avid cook with a big appetite, Margot had completely lost her appetite, causing her health to rapidly deteriorate. One day she tried Kraft Dinner’s microwavable bowls and suddenly, her appetite returned and it was the only thing she would eat.

After an outpouring of support and donations from the community (The Real Canadian Superstore & Kraft Dinner), KiSS was able to not only meet Grandma Margot, but bring boxes and boxes of her favourite meal.

Sadly, Grandma Margot’s health took a turn for the worst and her appetite disappeared just days after we visited her. Her granddaughter and biggest fan Jenny updated her Facebook status on Tuesday May 30th explaining why she will have to donate the KD boxes very soon.

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“I’m so sorry for the delay in updating everyone on Oma’s KD story… Life has been beyond busy. Last week, Kraft Canada sent 13 CASES of microwaveable Kraft Dinner to St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre for Oma. That’s on top of the cases that were SO generously donated byReal Canadian Superstore and all the individual cups that many wonderful people here in Sudbury dropped off at KiSS 105.3 Sudbury for Oma to enjoy. Every single person involved in this process have been responsible for the huge smiles and bright light brought to Oma’s life recently! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you VERY MUCH for EVERYTHING you have all done for her.

It was never my intention to receive any donations from anyone when I posted my Facebook status about Oma’s love for KD; I just wanted to first thank Kraft for making such a great product that kept my Grandmother going and I wanted to bring awareness to Palliative Care. Situations like these are uncomfortable, uncertain and painful but sometimes the smallest acts of kindness can bring happiness to the saddest of circumstances.

Unfortunately, in the past week 2 weeks or so, Oma hasn’t been getting out of bed and no longer has an appetite. As promised, all the uneaten KD will be donated once she is finished with them. If you would like to make a huge difference to the end of someone’s life, please consider donating or volunteering at St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre or at the Maison McCulloch Hospice. Patients in palliative care are scared, they’re unsure which day will be their last, they’re tired and weak and their hearts are hurting. You can help. You can help make someone’s last days a little bit better. Lots of love from “Grandma Margot” and the entire family. As she always says, “there are better days ahead!” XOXO”

Obituary for Margot Muenster “Grandma Margot”

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“Well, as the hardest day of my entire life is coming to an end, I’m finally having a chance to sit back and reflect. I never understood before Oma got sick when people would say “he/she is in a better place now.” I always thought, no, they’re not in a better place because they should be with their family and they shouldn’t have to die in the first place. After watching Oma suffer for so long fighting a fight she was never going to win, seeing her cry about not being able to live in that condition any longer, watching her pass away so peacefully surrounded by her daughters and granddaughter was honestly a blessing. She is no longer in pain and no longer struggling to stay alive. She is free amongst the spirits of our predeceased loved ones, walking instead of sitting in a wheelchair and eating copious amounts of KD. She was one tough cookie and did not deserve to have to spend her final days in such terrible pain. I loved this woman more than anything. She was my best friend, my rock, the person I would turn to for everything and now she’s gone. I’ll never understand why the universe has to take the good ones away from us when there are so many bad people on this earth. But, if this situation has taught me anything it’s that it doesn’t matter what kind of car you drive or what kind of clothes you wear, in the end, we’re all headed in the same direction.

Thank you to my family for being my strength, my husband for holding my broken pieces together and thank you to my friends for being here for me today and always. Sweet dreams, Facebook. Let your family and friends know how important they are to you & never take today for granted.”

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